Marnus Labuschagne - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 178 - After a couple of weeks without scoring points a return to the Marsh Cup sees Marnus top the List for the week for the second time in 2021. It is, however, the lowest winning total of 2021 and the 13th lowest ever.

2. Babar Azam - 153 - Was going great guns in the PSL before it's postponement but hasn't dropped a beat. A century in the first ODI is enough for second. Moves up to joint 7th on the overall List....alongside one Mr Virar Kohli.

3. Steve Smith - 126 - A month out of the game but a good return to form in the Marsh Cup with a decent score in the 80s for New South Wales. Moves up a place on the overall List to 10th.

4. Dawid Malan - 90 - A tour that was plagued with criticism ended in good form. A half century and a place in the Weekly Top 10 for Malan. Has also moved up two places on the overall list to 11th.

5. Moeen Ali - 89 - No pyrotechnics but some very dependable performances in the India series sees Ali round off a controversial tour with a top 5 place. Finishes on 14th on the Overall List.

Overall Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 1567 - It has always seemed a matter of time before Marnus stole back top spot but nobody expected it to be 8 weeks. There is still domestic action to play out for Queensland so could put some light between him and Root.

2. Joe Root - 1498 - Another inactive week for Root has finally paid it's price. Down to second.

3. Ravichandran Ashwin - With IPL 2021 round the corner, Ashwin's drop to third place shouldn't be too devastating. With a good competition he could be rising back up the ranks soon enough.

4. Nicholas Pooran - 1069 - Despite last week's numbers 5-8 all being active this week, the inactive Pooran still holds on to fourth spot by the skin of his teeth. There is just 22 points between him and Rajasthan's Ben Stokes.

5. Ben Stokes - 1047 - All in all a quiet series for Stokes but he still ends it 8 places better off. He heads off to IPL 2021 in fifth spot.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 1498
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 822

Top 3 Average Points Per Active Week

1. Ravichandran Ashwin = 287.6
2. Joe Root = 213
3. Steve Smith = 194 (Down from 216.67)

The 'largest' increase in weekly average this week was a measly 2.2 from Babar Azam who moved up to 142. Moeen Ali came crashing down from 209.5 per active week to 169.33 - that still puts him in fourth place in terms of averages.

Points by Discipline


Runs - Joe Root - 878
Batting Bonus - Joe Root - 160
Strike Rate - Nicholas Pooran - 260

Wickets - Ravichandran Ashwin - 680
Wicket Bonus - Ravichandran Ashwin - 170
Economy - Ravichandran Ashwin - 300

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 230
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 60

Longest time inactive

Jasprit Bumrah and Simon Harmer (5 weeks)

Week

Marnus Labuschagne- 178
Babar Azam - 153
Steve Smith - 126
Dawid Malan - 90
Moeen Ali - 89
Ben Stokes - 67
Peter Handscomb- 62
Quinton De Kock- 60
Virat Kohli- 17
David Warner - 14

Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Nicholas Pooran - dnp
Joe Root- dnp
Peter Siddle - dnp
Kane Williamson - dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 1567
Joe Root - 1498
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1438
Nicholas Pooran - 1069
Ben Stokes - 1047
Peter Handscomb- 1006
Babar Azam - 852
Virat Kohli- 852
Glenn Maxwell - 822
Steve Smith - 776
Dawid Malan - 735
Kane Williamson - 653
Peter Siddle - 687
Moeen Ali - 508
David Warner - 499
Quinton de Kock - 424
Jasprit Bumrah - 325
Simon Harmer - 96